King

Thousands of Ugandans thronged the palace grounds of the country's largest kingdom Buganda, defying rain as they danced and ululated to mark 30 years since the coronation of King Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II. Dressed in traditional attire…

A lion known as the king of the Serengeti has been killed by rivals. Tour operators and visitors to the national park have paid tribute to the "legendary" Bob Junior also known as Snyggve online. The "photogenic" and…

Two French journalists were given a one-year suspended prison sentence and a 10,000 euro fine in Paris, found guilty of trying to blackmail the King of Morocco in 2015 by demanding money in return for the non-publication of a book. The…

Tens of thousands of South Africans participated in a ceremony to formally recognise King Misuzulu kaZwelithini as head of South Africa's most influential traditional monarchy. The event took place in a football stadium in the coastal…

Moroccan King Mohammed VI led a parade in Rabat from the royal palace ahead of a speech to mark the start of the parliamentary session in which he urged all citizens to tackle the urgent challenges of a severe drought. He said: "The…

Southern African regional bloc SADC says that Eswatini's King Mswati III - Africa's last absolute monarch, had accepted the need for a national dialogue after pro-democracy protests intensified this month. Envoys from South Africa,…

Morocco's King Mohammed VI has named a new government led by Aziz Akhannouch, a billionaire tycoon close to the palace who will face pressing economic problems exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic. The 24-member cabinet, formed after…